1x ThinkPad T40 refurbished from Ebay. This includes two USB2 ports, two PCMCIA slots and built-in wireless. This is a good choice of laptop because 1) It's cheap: £200 from e-bay 2) The build quality is excellent, making it very durable for DJ use. 3) It has the right connectors I need for the portable HD and the portable PCMCIA soundcard I'll be using.
1x Echo Indigo DJ PCMCIA soundcard. This is still one of the best DJing soundcards you can get for laptops. It is multi-channel (2 channels) and provides great amplification, sound quality and low-latency ASIO drivers (4ms on Traktor 3). You can pick one up for ~£100.
I'll still be using my old LaCIE portable USB drive, but will probably be replacing it soon for a LaCIE 120GB Rugged drive, which has extra shock protection to guard against bass reverberations. I'm also still using my Faderfox, need to get a powersupply and a case for that. Below is the LaCIE Rugged drive, apparently they come in black also, which looks preferable!:
I'd also recommend a surge protector for all kit, as although I haven't been burnt yet, club electronics can be quite dodgy.
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